With this, a total of nine militants, including a top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were killed by security forces in two different encounters in the valley during the past 24 hours.
On a specific information troop of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), CRPF and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a joint CASO at Pinjoora in Shopian early this morning, Col Rajdesh Kalia told UNI.
He said when the troops were moving towards a particular area after sealing all exit points, militants hiding there opened indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons. Security forces also retaliated and in the encounter four militants were killed, he said.
